SAP BW Modernization - Architect

Job Description

We help the world run better
At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

What you'll build

As SAP Data & Analytics Architect, you will play a key role in helping customers modernize their enterprise data and analytics landscapes while driving successful business outcomes through SAP’s strategic data platform portfolio.

• Deliver Success Plan and MaxAttention services as a technical lead and trusted advisor.
• Drive customer adoption of SAP Data & Analytics solutions, cloud technologies, and Business AI capabilities.
• Lead SAP BW modernization and transformation initiatives, helping customers transition to SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC), SAP Datasphere, and modern cloud-based architectures.
• Conduct customer workshops, assessments, architecture reviews, and transformation planning activities to define target-state architectures and migration roadmaps.
• Guide customers through analytics modernization journeys, from strategy and business case development to implementation and adoption.
• Provide architectural leadership for complex technical challenges, escalations, and critical customer situations.
• Collaborate with SAP, partner, and customer teams to ensure successful project delivery and business outcomes.
• Share knowledge, mentor colleagues, and contribute to the growth of SAP's Data & Analytics community.

What you'll bring

• Core expertise in SAP Data & Analytics solutions, including SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC), SAP BW, SAP BW/4HANA, and SAP Datasphere.
• Proven experience leading SAP BW modernization programs, including BW 7.5 modernization, BW/4HANA transformations, and migrations to Business Data Cloud.
• Strong understanding of SAP BW architecture, including data acquisition, transformation, modeling, virtualization, performance optimization, troubleshooting, and ABAP development.
• Hands-on experience with BW transformation approaches such as Remote, Shell, In-Place, and Selective Transition conversions.
• Experience designing modern enterprise data platforms integrating SAP and non-SAP data across cloud and hybrid environments.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to perform root cause analysis and resolve complex technical and architectural challenges.
• Understanding of business processes across Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Procurement, Logistics, and Sales.
• Excellent communication, presentation, consulting, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage both executives and technical teams.
• Passion for continuous learning, customer success, innovation, and knowledge sharing.

• Strong proven Skills:

· SAP BW / SAP BW/4HANA

· SAP BW migrations, upgrades, and modernization programs

· SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC)

• Advantageous Skills:

· SAP Datasphere

· SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)

· ABAP CDS Views

· S/4HANA Embedded Analytics

· Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, BigQuery, or Collibra

· AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Where you belong

The Global Delivery Hub is strategically assembled to deliver high-quality end-to-end service delivery and expertise in full alignment with our SAP Services and Support portfolio, focusing on driving adoption, ensuring excellence in service delivery and accelerating customer value.

Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion
SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

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Requisition ID: 455485 | Work Area: Consulting and Professional Services | Expected Travel: 0 - 30% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid